AÂ private legal practitioner Ayamga Yakubu Akolgo has sued the Chief Justice and the Attorney General over the widely publicized petition to the President by some staff of the Electoral Commission.
The lawyer claims the grounds on which the petitioners wanted the removal of the EC Chair, Charlotte Osei are inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore the petition should be declared unconstitutional, null and void, also, the petition can be dealt with by law enforcement agencies hence the referral to the Chief Justice is practically unnecessary.
Mr Ayamga also said the CJ does not have the power to appoint persons to sit on the case if a prima facie is established, rather a  full bench of the Supreme Court must sit on the petition.
The petitioner cum lawyer is of the view that per the independent role as the Chair of Electoral Commission, it is only proper that any attempt to remove her or otherwise should be presided over by the Supreme Court as it was in the 2012 election petition. He told Accra based Starr FM
He noted that, the position of the EC is still central to Ghana's democracy and the rule of law and that it must be an inclusive process when issues arise for the chairperson’s removal from office.
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Some aggrieved staff of the Electoral commission petitioned President Akufo-Addo demanding the removal of their boss.
According to the staff, Mrs Osei lacks the managerial skills needed to lead the commission. The petition claimed the EC chair single-handedly renegotiated the contract with the vendor without the involvement of the members of the Commission, not even the deputies. She then awarded the contract to the tune of $21,999,592 without going through tender contrary to the Public Procurement Act.Â
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